A highway construction worker was struck by an SUV and killed on the job late Wednesday night.
The accident happened shortly after 11 p.m. in the westbound lanes of Route 422 at Route 100 in North Coventry Township, Chester County, near Pottstown.
Lee Boyer was the project superintendent, helping to set up traffic cones for a lane closure and line painting when he was struck by a Jeep Liberty, driven by Newstell Marable, police said.
Boyer, 60, of Liberty, Tioga County, died at the scene; Marable, 57, of Douglass Township, Berks County, was not reported to be injured.
Route 422 was closed for approximately five hours while police conducted their investigation. They have not said whether any charges will be filed.
Wednesday was the first day Route 422 travel was to be reduced to one lane in each direction between the Route 100 and Stowe interchanges as part of a $36.2 million PennDOT project to replace the dual bridges that carry 422 over the Schuylkill River.
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